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Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe? (www.scientificamerican.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Grayox@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] notexecutive@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's ok if you disagree! What do you think it is?

[–] TylerDurdenJunior@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

it is not about disagreeing. It is your certainty and absolutism on matters that are in no way certain or absolute

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

First, I appreciate your calm response in the context of my sarcasm. It's not what I'm used to on the Internet, and it's refreshing.

My simplest answer is that I don't know. Neuroscience has made a lot of progress in the last several decades, but I'm unaware of any credible researchers claiming to have a unified theory of consciousness yet. We probably still have a long way to go, assuming it's even possible to know.